Integrated Medicines Management Ward Based Pharmacy Technician

There is an opportunity for an existing registered Pharmacy Technician to become part of a progressive clinical pharmacy team, providing the professional, technical and logistical components of an Integrated Medicine Management Service at South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust., We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join the IMM team. Working outside the dispensary with dedicated pharmacists at ward level you will provide a patient-focused service which includes the assessment of patients own drugs, determining and maintaining supplies of medicines to be stored at the patients bedside to ensure a safe and timely discharge service from the hospital. The role will also involve counselling of patients on their medicines to deliver medicines optimisation and completing medicines reconciliation., The successful candidates will be appointed to a band 4 post until they have met the full criteria to progress to the band 5 IMM Pharmacy Technician role. This will include a minimum of 2 cycles of CPD revalidation as a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Society. Completed accredited accuracy checking and the following Medicines Management Frameworks

• Module 1- Assessment of patients own drugs
• Module 2- Ordering medication for one-stop dispensing
• Module 3 - Medicines Reconciliation.
This Post has a requirement for seven-day working including weekends, late nights, bank holidays and cross site cover.

You will be a GPhC registered Pharmacy Technician with experience working in a hospital or primary care setting. You must possess NVQ Pharmacy level 3 with Btec or have equivalent underpinning knowledge., You must be adaptable, have good communication skills and possess the ability to work on your own initiative to deliver patient care within the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Please help us by adding your telephone number to your application form this will allow us to contact you quickly if required. One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy. The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.